Essential Skating Safety

Safety Information.

Recreational skating, like most physical activities, comes with risks. By wearing the right protective gear you can reduce the risk of injury. This gear should consist of a helmet, wrist guards, elbow pads and knee pads.

Here is our guide to reducing risk of injury and ensuring you look like a pro:

– Learn the skating basics such as speed control, braking and cornering before attempting to pull o more adventurous manoeuvres. Master the basics so that you look and feel confident! Don’t run before you can walk!

– Avoid hills and slopes unless you are highly skilled and wearing all your protective gear! Take it easy!

– Always be alert and aware of your surroundings. You don’t want to skate into someone or trip on an unsteady surface.

– You should try to avoid areas of heavy traffic as chaos and congestion are hazardous and nerve-racking. You don’t want to be tense on your skates!

– Stay visible. Put on some fun, bright colours. Make sure people can see you clearly and avoid skating at night time.

– Skate only on smooth, dry surfaces where you are of no risk to yourself and those around you. Avoid skating through oil, water, sand and gravel. Not only are these surfaces unstable and likely to spoil your oufit, but they can also damage your wheel bearings. Stones and uneven surfaces can often ruin the wheel material.